Like the ancient Beech tree, Dixie also has Scottish roots. The discovery that his 18th gt. Grandfather Parkneuk Little Jim hailed from Colinton, Edinburgh, just a couple of miles from Dixie's birthplace was quite a surprise. The journey through time of 80 years separating them weaves a path from Scotland to England onto Canada then through various American States until finally his father arrived in Scotland.
Dixie has many interesting ancestors. Through his father he is the gt.grandson of BIS BISS Am.Ch Finch’s He Walks on Water the BOB at Westminster in 1994 and the sire or grandsire of more than 50 champions on two continents. His 9th gt.grandfather is Berm/AM/UK/Can CH Pixietown Serenade of Hadleigh the RBIS at Crufts in 1960 and later the BOB and Group 1 winner at Westminster in 1962. His dam Toybox Tenacity combines impeccable North American lines and a very noteworthy British lineage. Please look at the footnotes for more information on the above ancestry.
The pedigree table below follows one line (every Pom is the offspring of the dog or bitch preceding it in a descending order) on Dixie's pedigree and features extended information about most of the Pom's who are mentioned.
| Toybox Fancy Wee Dandy at Dunnichen | DOB - July 7th, 2002 - Bred by Ms. E. Smail |
Am/Ir/UK Ch Petipom Finch's Dandy Creation at Toybox - Sire
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DOB - 14/8/98 - bred by Pat Cummins and Diane Finch. Larry was imported to the UK by Eve Smail of Toybox Poms and by 2001 had gained his Irish and UK titles. Under his dense coat is the soundest of bodies and he has passed his attributes and good natured disposition on to his progeny who exceed in quality and type. Sire of 4 Champions / 2 CC winners and other winning Poms. |
| Finch's Sure Smooth | b. Orange |
| Am Ch Finch's Bodacious Ten | b. Black Pom - photo on www.finchspoms.com - her dam another Finchs pom with Mercer lines |
| Am Ch Tim Sue's Moon Rocket | bred by Tim and Sue Goddard of Louisanna who also bred Ch. Millamor's Moon Rock in 1972 |
| Am Ch Jolly Wee Macho of Moonrock | |
| Am Ch Millamor's Moon Rock | 1972-1981 - Sired 11 US Champions |
| Am Ch Jeribeth Silver Sparkle | |
| Phil's Sparkling Dragonfly | |
| Am Ch. Corn's Duke Dragonfly | Often a BIS Winner - Sire of 34 Champs. Top winning Pom in the USA from 1967 -1971. His stud fee was $100 in 1971 - owned by Darrell and Olga Baker |
| Bonner's Wee Pepper Preshus | Bonner Kennels in San Antonio, Tx - famed for baby-faced Poms |
| Am Ch Aristic Wee Pepper Pod | Won 2 BIS and 4 Toy Groups in 1957 - 5lb, originally red-sable but cast all sable and became a red |
| Am Ch Aristic Wee Wons Pepper | Gt. Grandson of Am. Ch. Sealand Moneybox -imported from England in 1937 |
| Wee Wons Molly | |
BIS Cn/Am Ch Golden Glow Dandy ROM
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Owned by Elva 'Sally' Cohen McGillbry of Vancouver. He had several BIS awards before the age of 1. A very flashy showman who was shown 29 times before retiring to stud work. He was BOB 28 times, Group 1 19 times and had 6 BIS's |
| Cn/Am Ch Dromore Bombardier ROM | Bred by Earnest Sharland who had moved from England to Canada. He bred Poms since WW1. He sold Bombardier to Mrs McGillbry when he was 10 months. |
| Ch Best Yet of Ashburn | Given to Mr Sharland by Reuben Clarke who was famed for his wonderful blacks. Sharland used Ashburn, Pomeria and Fairfax lines. Best Yet was a vivid orange/red colour |
| Ashburn Peggy | |
| Ch Ch Day Dawn of Beaumanor Ashburn | Mrs Reshall of Pennslyvania's aim was to try and recreate a Pom given to her as a child by her father - its ancestry was unknown. She used Dara, Perivale and Bonny Ideal lines. Day Dawn was gleaming red in colour |
Riverleigh Bijue
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Orange - Sire of 4 Champs. Bred by Mrs M. Clarke of London. She referred to her kennels as 'world famous' in a 1951 ad. A later Pom Ch. Riverleigh Live Wire was first UK post WWII Champ. He was the foundation of her orange kennel and still siring at 9 years old |
| Chipmonk | b. 21/1/1914 - he was an orange shaded sable. Bred by Mr. A Bradley and owned by Mr. Parkin. His dam was Say-Ball by Far Green Tiny Tot and Guitetti |
| Parkneuk Little Jim | b. 23/10/1910 - bred by Mrs Geddes of Colinton, Edinburgh who owned some of Britain's best Poms. Ch. Eastney Queen, Ch. Pomeria Firefly (Ch. Dragonfly daughter), Little Comet. Mrs Geddes bred/benched/exported top quality Poms. Her kennel was famed for sables, although other colours were used. Parkneuk Little Jim was sold to Mrs Carlin - Eastney kennel. Little Jim was by Little Comet and Sable Queenie. Little Comet -born in 1908 - was an orange shaded sable by Ch. Dragonfly. Sable Queenie was by Twyford Cocoa (son of Kensington King) and Lady Sybil unreg. |
Aus/UK Ch. Toybox Mastercard 'Raffles' - Dixie's maternal Grandad - also Hollywood Pomstar as he appears in the 2006 Superman movie! Crufts RCC winner 2003
Ch Toybox Halfway to Heaven -
Dixie's maternal Gt. Grandmother - Crufts BCC winner 1999
Sources: The New Pomeranian - Sari Brewster Tietjen
The Popular Pomeranian - by Mrs E. Parker - 2nd ed. revised by Linda A. Wilson
Show Pomeranians - Lilla Ives and N.B. Thomson
Dixie's Biographical Pedigree Copyright 2006 - first published
Photos of Larry, Buttons and Raffles courtesy of Eve Smail - Toybox
Interesting Footnotes
Every Pom in these lists is the offspring of the dog or bitch preceding it
- Int. Ch. Petipom Finch's Dandy Creation at Toybox "Larry" sired by Am Ch. Petipom's He Ain't No Saint, by Am Ch. Finch's He Walks on Water - "Travis". Travis's dam was black and his sire a black and tan - his littermate sister was also a b/t.
- Larry's Dam - Finch's Sure Smooth by Ch. Finch's Bodacious Ten, Ch. Tim Sue's Moon Rocket, Timsue Just a Lil Lovin, Devonshire Tim Sue Bit of Love, Hadleigh Moonlight, Hadleigh Harvest Moon, Hadleigh Prima Donna, Ch. Gentleman Jim of Hadleigh, Ch. Gracefully of Hadleigh, Int Ch. Pixietown Serenade of Hadleigh, Ch. Livewire of Potterbrook, Wee Ben of Potterbrook, Ch. Riverleigh Livewire, Ch Redhouse Daniel, Bonny Ideal (Recorded on Spotlight on Rocky page)
- Dixie's Dam - Toybox Tenacity by Aus/UK Ch. Toybox Mastercard, Int. Ch Stollanne's Highway to Heaven, Ch. Stollanne's Mystic Starlett, Ch Dixieland's Rock of Millamor, Dixieland's Veronica, Ch. Dixieland's Stylestepper...to Cheetwood Swell Born in 1890's.
- Toybox Tenacity's Dam - Toybox Courtney by Toybox Queen of Diamonds, Ch. Emadale Sundancer Sueacre, Ch Toybox Platignum Phantom, Toybox Small Print, Rocarr's Spice of Life, Rocarr's Ring of Roses, Ch. Saymar The Scotsman, Ch Saymar The Saint, Cynpeg's Dakota Li'l, Ch. Cynpeg's Archer's Bow, Ch Cynped Zardi of Zanow,Ch. Cynpeg of Zanow, Ch. Zambo of Zanow, Gentleman of Morrell (See Spotlight on Rocky page)
- Eng/Am/Bda/Can Ch. Pixietown Serenade of Hadeigh - RBIS Crufts 1960. Bred by Mrs S. Cross of Runcorn but sold to Mrs Dorothy Hardy. After several requests she sold him to Gladys Dyke of Hadleigh because he was not placing well in shows!! He was sold to Lady Conyers of Bermuda who successfully campaigned him in America. He lived in a special room off her bedroom along with her other beloved Poms. "Robin" was born 20 April 1958 and died in 1968 from a heart condition he had developed. He was an orange.
- An odd coincidence is that the obituary of Ch. Zambo of Zanow and Ch. Golden Glow Dandy appeared in the same issue of the American Pomeranian Review. 'Dandy' died peacefully Dec 31, 1961 and was buried next to his father Bombardier at Kennewick.